Soviet Union withdraws from summer Olympic games in US, and other bloc nations follow

(May 7, 1984)

Entertainment

For 1984 movies, Ghostbusters came out on top. It grossed over $238,632,124 to make it the most popular movie of 1984.
Among 1984 TV shows, Dallas was the most popular for the year.

Top Movies from 1984

Ghost Busters

Beverly Hills Cop

Indiana Jones

Gremlins

The Karate Kid

Police Academy

Footloose

Romancing the Stone

Top Songs from 1984

When Doves Cry, Prince

What's Love Got To Do With It, Tina Turner

Say Say Say, Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson

Footloose, Kenny Loggins

Against All Odds, Phil Collins

Jump, Van Halen

Hello, Lionel Richie

Owner Of A Lonely Heart, Yes

Billboard Top Songs from 1984

All of the 1984 hits below topped the 1984 Billboard Top 100 charts. Can you remember the lyrics of any of these 1984 top songs?

Rank

Artist

Song

1.

Prince

When Doves Cry

2.

Tina Turner

What's Love Got To Do With It

3.

Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson

Say Say Say

4.

Kenny Loggins

Footloose

5.

Phil Collins

Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)

6.

Van Halen

Jump

7.

Lionel Richie

Hello

8.

Yes

Owner Of A Lonely Heart

9.

Ray Parker Jr.

Ghostbusters

10.

Culture Club

Karma Chameleon

11.

John Waite

Missing You

12.

Lionel Richie

All Night Long (All Night)

13.

Deniece Williams

Let's Hear It For The Boy

14.

Bruce Springsteen

Dancing In The Dark

15.

Cyndi Lauper

Girls Just Want To Have Fun

16.

Duran Duran

The Reflex

17.

Cyndi Lauper

Time After Time

18.

Pointer Sisters

Jump (For My Love)

19.

Romantics

Talking In Your Sleep

20.

Laura Branigan

Self Control

21.

Prince and The Revolution

Let's Go Crazy

22.

Daryl Hall and John Oates

Say It Isn't So

23.

Thompson Twins

Hold Me Now

24.

Kool and The Gang

Joanna

25.

Stevie Wonder

I Just Called To Say I Love You

26.

Rockwell

Somebody's Watching Me

27.

Matthew Wilder

Break My Stride

28.

Nena

99 Luftballons

29.

Dan Hartman

I Can Dream About You

30.

Sheila E.

The Glamorous Life

31.

Steve Perry

Oh Sherrie

32.

Lionel Richie

Stuck On You

33.

Elton John

I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues

34.

Cyndi Lauper

She Bop

35.

Madonna

Borderline

36.

Corey Hart

Sunglasses At Night

37.

Billy Idol

Eyes Without A Face

38.

Eurythmics

Here Comes The Rain Again

39.

Billy Joel

Uptown Girl

40.

Night Ranger

Sister Christian

41.

Cars

Drive

42.

Olivia Newton-John

Twist Of Fate

43.

Duran Duran

Union Of The Snake

44.

Huey Lewis and The News

The Heart Of Rock 'N' Roll

45.

Chicago

Hard Habit To Break

46.

Scandal

The Warrior

47.

Peabo Bryson

If Ever You're In My Arms Again

48.

Pointer Sisters

Automatic

49.

Shannon

Let The Music Play

50.

Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson

To All The Girls I've Loved Before

51.

Billy Ocean

Caribbean Queen

52.

Genesis

That's All

53.

Lionel Richie

Running With The Night

54.

Elton John

Sad Songs (Say So Much)

55.

Huey Lewis and The News

I Want A New Drug

56.

Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton

Islands In The Stream

57.

Pat Benatar

Love Is A Battlefield

58.

Rod Stewart

Infatuation

59.

Mike Reno and Ann Wilson

Almost Paradise

60.

ZZ Top

Legs

61.

Jacksons

State Of Shock

62.

Rick Springfield

Love Somebody

63.

Culture Club

Miss Me Blind

64.

Huey Lewis and The News

If This Is It

65.

Cars

You Might Think

66.

Madonna

Lucky Star

67.

Bruce Springsteen

Cover Me

68.

Quiet Riot

Cum On Feel The Noize

69.

Irene Cara

Breakdance

70.

Daryl Hall and John Oates

Adult Education

71.

Tracy Ullman

They Don't Know

72.

Billy Joel

An Innocent Man

73.

Bananarama

Cruel Summer

74.

Wang Chung

Dance Hall Days

75.

K.C.

Give It Up

76.

Pointer Sisters

I'm So Excited

77.

Ray Parker Jr.

I Still Can't Get Over Loving You

78.

Michael Jackson

Thriller

79.

Madonna

Holiday

80.

Ollie And Jerry

Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us

81.

John Lennon

Nobody Told Me

82.

Culture Club

Church Of The Poison Mind

83.

Christopher Cross

Think Of Laura

84.

Debarge

Time Will Reveal

85.

Police

Wrapped Around Your Finger

86.

John Cougar Mellencamp

Pink Houses

87.

Ratt

Round And Round

88.

Go-Go's

Head Over Heels

89.

Billy Joel

The Longest Time

90.

Kool and The Gang

Tonight

91.

Christine McVie

Got A Hold On Me

92.

Shalamar

Dancing In The Sheets

93.

Rolling Stones

Undercover Of The Night

94.

John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band

On The Dark Side

95.

Duran Duran

New Moon On Monday

96.

Peter Schilling

Major Tom (Coming Home)

97.

Cars

Magic

98.

Night Ranger

When You Close Your Eyes

99.

Billy Squier

Rock Me Tonite

100.

James Ingram and Michael McDonald

Yah Mo B There

Most Popular Names for People Who Graduated in 1984

Girls

Lisa

Kimberly

Mary

Michelle

Karen

Guys

Michael

David

James

John

Robert

Class of 1984 Yearbook

Class of 1984 Reunion

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Class of 1984: If are part of the 1984 graduating class, we hope you enjoy thinking about the historical events, remembering
the lyrics to the best songs, and thinking back to some of your best high school friends.
Be sure to visit Classmates.com®
to find old friends from the class of 1984 and reconnect with fellow class of '84 graduates. They have tools to help
you plan a class of 1984 reunion, see yearbook photos from 1984, and use the graduates list to get in touch with old friends.